Moscow announced Wednesday June 26, that the evacuation which had begun Friday of all military and diplomatic personnel from Syria was now complete, including the Russian naval base at Tartus.

“Russia decided to withdraw its personnel because of the risks from the conflict in Syria, as well as the fear of an incident involving the Russian military that could have larger consequences,” said a defense ministry official in Moscow. He stressed that a 16-ship naval task force in the eastern Mediterranean remains on post and arms shipments, including anti-air weapons, would continue to the Syrian government in keeping with former contracts.

In another sign of an impending escalation in Syria, the Israeli Golan brigade staged Wednesday an unannounced war maneuver on the Golan, attended by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and top army chiefs. In London, Prime Minister David Cameron called the government’s National Security Council into session in Downing Street on Syria. Opposition leader Ed Milliband was invited to attend the meeting, a custom observed only when issues of the highest security importance are discussed.

With Russia pulling out of the area, something will happen before August.

Typical US / Israel policies will take over for sure. It appears Russia is going to let
US and Israel have their way destroying more of the Middle East with Russia sitting on the sidelines.

I’m curious to know why Russia allowing this to happen.

peewee

bear-man no wanna git hit by a train, will wait for train wreck – same same 1941, duh!

boblop

LOL!!! Is this the fourth mindless prediction of when the US will INVADE… give me a huge break with this garbage. Nobody can predict anything, same with Iran. Russia taking its navy out of Syria only means that they will put them in Cyprus. It doesn’t change Russia’s stance on Syria or the fact that they have granted Syria’s long standing military contracts either.